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CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT Filed Dec. 20,' 1946 !N VEN TOR. LAWRENCE WISEWVM Patented July 12, 1949 CHRISTMAS TREE ORNAMENT Lawrence Wise,Cedarhurst, Kentlee Sales Corporation,

.N. Y., assignor to New York, N. Y., a

corporation of New York Application December 20, 1946, Serial No.717,461

1 Claim.

My present invention relates to ornamental candle-sticks to be primarilyused as Christmas tree ornaments, and more specifically includes avertical candle-stick shaped member preferably made of glass andappropriately colored, set into a plastic base simulating a candle andcandle stick, together with suitable means for securing the compositestructure to the branch of a Christmas tree.

Heretofore in the construction and manufac ture of ornamental candlesfor Christmas trees, it has been customary either to provide candleholders into which separate wax candles were fitted, or else to abandonthe idea of candles as ornamental entirely and to utilize other forms ofdecoration.

My novel composite candle and candle holder, together with simplifiedmeans for securing the entire unit to a Christmas tree branch, makes itpossible to place on the Christmas tree a plurality of absolutely safeornaments.

The members simulating the candles are them selves preferably coloredand ornamented in such a way as to be highly reflective of light so thatany light source on or adjacent the Christmas tree will be reflected andrefracted by the candles themselves to increase the effectiveness of thelight and to give the appearance of illumination to the candlesthemselves.

Thus a primary object of my invention is the provision of a novelcandle-like ornament for a Christmas tree which comprises the compositeunit having a simplified base, a member simulating a candle supportedthereon, and simplified means for securing the entire unit inappropriate erect position in the branches of Christmas trees.

The foregoing and many other objects of my invention will becomeapparent in the following description and drawings in which Figure 1 isa side view of my novel ornamental candle-stick.

Figure 2 is a bottom view of my novel ornamental candle-stick.

Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2 lookingin the direction of the arrows.

Referring now to the figures, my novel ornamental candle-stick comprisesa candle member In and a base I I. Base 1 I preferably is of moldedplastic material although it may be made of Wood, metal, cardboard, orany other suitable material.

The base as shown by comparison of Figures 1, 2 and 3 preferably is aninverted box-like structure having an open bottom l2, top surface I3 andside walls I4. Side walls I are providedwith openings [5, [5 to engagethe securing wire l 6 hereinafter described.

The base II is provided with the top opening 20 into which the lowerportion 2| of the candle i0 fits. The lower end of the candle I0 may besecured in the opening 20 in any suitable manner preferably by adhesive.

The candle l0 preferably is a glass ampule-like structure having a formgenerally simulating that of a candle tapering to a tip 22 at the upperend and preferably having an open bottom 23. In manufacturing the candleII] for use in my novel device it is preferred that the interior of thecandle be coated with a highly reflective silver paint and that theexterior of the candle be left either unpainted or covered with a veryfine and thin coat of colored paint.

Where the exterior of the candle structure I!) is unpainted, the lightis refracted through the glass of the candle and reflected from thesilver interior lining. Where the exterior is painted with a thin filmof paint, then the underlying glass and silver paint lends brillianceand high quality of reflection and sheen to the exterior surface thusenhancing the brilliance of the reflection from the candle.

The candle is secured to a branch of a Christmas tree by passing wire l6through opposite holes l5, I5 in the base II and twisting wire aroundthe branch of the tree as shown in Figure 3 to tighten the wire aroundthe branch. The candle-stick ornament can thus be held absolutely erecton the Christmas tree branch. While other types of securing means mayreadily be used, this I have found to be the simplest and mostinexpensive in manufacture and also the simplest in use.

The candle-stick may be fastened accurately to the branch and arrangedin vertical formation and will remain vertical and not fall over as soonas the securement is complete.

Alternative embodiments of the structure herein shown will now beobvious. Thus, securing wire I 6 may be molded into the base I I when itis formed or spring clip securement means may be attached to or formedas part of the base II, but the type of securement means here shownmakes possible the production of very inexpensive ornaments which arenevertheless readily usable even by the unskilled user. In the foregoingI have described my invention solely in connection with a preferredillustrative embodiment thereof. Since many modifications and variationsof my invention will now be obvious to those skilled in the art, Iprefer to be passed through a pair of said openings and bound not by thespecific disclosure herein conadapted to be twisted around a branch ofsaid tained, but only by the appended claim. Christmas tree.

I claim: LAWRENCE WISE.

An ornamental Christmas tree candle-stick 5 comprising a substantiallyhorizontal base, a REFERENCES CITED 08110118 Simulant prising a hollow lss The following referenices are of record in the bar secured to thesaid base and substantially m of t patent; I v perpendicular to theprincipal plane of said base, pairs of opposed openings in said base forre- 10 UNITED STATES PATENTS ceiving'securement means, and meansincluding Number Name Date said pairs of opposed openings for securingsaid 1,077,100 Sheline Oct. 28, 1913 candle-stick in a vertical positionto a branch of 2,231,601 Snyder Feb. 11, 1941 a Christmas tree, saidmeans comprising :atwire 2,367,611 Raymond Jan. 16, 1945

